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How Old Would Comics Characters Be If They Aged Normally? (And What Would They Be Doing Now?)

We begin with Green Lantern Hal Jordan, who first appeared in 1959, which is 58 years ago.  

Well, the first question we have to answer is, how old was he in 1959?

(Bear in mind, that all of this is based on my admittedly incomplete knowledge of th

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Axel Alonso out as Marvel's EIC

Hollywood Reporter says he's been replaced by C.B. Cebulski. You know, that guy that did that thing.

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How Did You Get Into Comics?

We’re all comics fans here, and some of us have been circling around this community for a very long time. I don’t know that we’ve ever discussed how we got into this particular hobby, however. So how and why did you come to love comics?

 

I’ll start.

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Posted on the Facebook page 11/16/17

SOLICITATIONS

Archie Comics for February

PREVIEWS

Medisin Vol. 2: In the Grip of Malady

Mighty Crusaders #1

Bloodshot: Salvation #4

Dollface Vol. 3: Welcome to New Orleans!

Death of Love Vol. 1

PRESS RELEASES

Brutal Sci-Fi series 'Vs' arrives in Fe

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Difference between a comic show and a comic convention

I think I like the shows.  45 minutes to park, 20 minutes in line and the attachments will show the crowds.  Forget seeing any of the celebrity guests, it was all I could do to get to discount long boxes.

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"JUSTICE LEAGUE " movie discussion thread (No spoilers).

What it says. Rotten Tomatoes (which WB co-owns) delayed putting up the score for a bit!:-0 Is there a paperback novelization of the script?

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Mimi Pond on her GN "The Customer Is Always Wrong"

I interviewed cartoonist Mimi Pond about her new book, a coming-of-age story and fictionalized memoir, The Customer Is Always Wrong. It's up at The Beat.

This book and its predecessor, Over Easy, are really terrific -- I highly recommend them. 

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Mythological Heroes

Thor and Wonder Woman are the greatest of comics' mythological heroes, but they were a surprisingly common type in the Golden Age. I thought it might be interesting to put together a list. I'll add characters as they're suggested.

I'm including Brot

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Mr. Oz is... (SPOILERS)

Who is this ominous villain?

Is it Sarge?

No.

Is it Rosemary, the telephone operator?

No.

Is it Penry, the mild-mannered janitor?

Could be....

But it isn't!

It's... Jor-El?

Seriously? I have to say that my initial reaction is to be

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Marvel Legacy Spoiler Thread

I wanted to post a few thoughts on this one-shot book without sprinkling too many spoilers in other threads.  I don't think I'll have the energy to track this "event" the way I did with Secret Empire though. In any case:

Marvel Legacy #1

I can't real

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The Mighty Thor #700 (SPOILERS)

"The Blood of the Norns" ("The Death of the Mighty Thor" Part 1)

Written by Jason Aaron, Art by A Whole Bunch of People

Plot:  The framing story is the Odinson (who apparently has lost an arm and acquired a talking dog) defending the Norns from an a

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Do Kryptonians feel bullets?

Sometimes my brain goes on odd tangents.

Pre-Crisis, was there ever a discussion about how being shot with a bullet felt to a Kryptonian? We all know that they could easily shrug off the projectiles, but did they actually feel them at all? Did one de

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OGN's and New Collected Editions of Modern Works

I know this forum focuses mainly on older works of the Silver Age, but we aren't without our discussions on modern books as well. I wanted to start a thread to talk about modern collected editions and original graphic novels out of pure selfishness.

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Bendis To DC

Apparently, Brian Michael Bendis has signed with DC Comics.   So, which DC characters would you like to see him getting their "voices" wrong working on?

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Mister Miracle by King and Gerads: SPOILERS

I loved the first issue of this book, as I have stated elsewhere.

Just when a smile came to my face as I realized that Oberon was Danny DeVito, they pulled the rug out from under me.

The reaction of Barda when she found Scott was spot-on.

Orion showi

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They've never adapted Spock Must Die into comics have they?

  I was sorting through my books and came across this one.  James Blish did all the original adaptations of the episodes and wrote this one.  Seems it would be good for a comic and I don't know all of the ones they did adapt.

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THE FALCON: Marvel's Bait & Switch?

This month's Previews has The Falcon #1 solicited for October in Marvel's post-Secret Empire books. I am saddened but not surprised. I knew that Sam Wilson's run as "THE" Captain America was limited, Marvel knew it was limited and if Sam was real, he

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Delicate "Inhumans" Question

Did I imagine it, or was there an Inhumans comic a few years back which had a scene that  implied that Maximus - while ostensibly a prisoner - used his mind control powers to force Medusa to - how to say it? - perform "orally" for him.  And I don't m

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Email Warning

I've just gotten an email that says it's from the Captain, but I'm suspicious of it as it uses the start of my email address where it should have my name, and has no content other than a link. I've sent him a message to ask if it's really from him. I

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Quick Hit: Kamandi Challenge #3

Neal Adams left a great cliffhanger for Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner to resolve. Both of them stepped up, Conner with a great splash of Kamandi falling to his death on the splash, and Palmiotti (I assume) providing the scenario by which he survi

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